- Definition - Aim - Digital Journalism

1. Intan Permatasari (1588203126)
Dania Farahdila (1588203156)
Karunia Puspa Ningrum (1588203166)
Journalism

2. Task 1

3. What is the purpose of journalism?
The purpose of journalism is to provide a service
to the public by the dissemination and analysis of
news and other information, including
information of literature and cinema.

4. What are the fundamental of journalism?
The fundamental of journalism or
journalistic integrity based on the
principles of truth, disclosure, and
editorial independence.

5. How do journalistic media vary? Give some
examples of journalistic.
Journalistic mediums can be vary diversely, from print
publishing to electronic broadcasting and from newspaper to
televison channels, as well as to the web, and to digital
technology. Examples of journalistic such as kompastv,
kompas.com, cnnindonesia.com, bbcindonesia.com, detik.com.

6. Mention another function form of journalistic
communication besides a news media.
Journalism, however, is not always confined to the news
media or news itself, as journalistic communication my
find its way into broader forms of expression, including
literature and cinema. That is why in news portal for
example detik.com also included such about health, travel,
food beside news, and cnnindonesia.com included such
about sport, tecnology, entertainment, lifestyle beside
news.

7. What is the role of news media in a
democratic society?
In a democratic society, access to free information plays a central
role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in
distributing power equally between governments, business,
individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable
information gathered by independent media sources, which
adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary
citizens, by empowering them with tools they need in order to
participate in the political process.

8. How does the advent of digital technology and
publication affect the printed media?
The advent of digital technology and publication of
news on the internet has created a shift in the
consumption of print media channels, as people
increasingly consume news through e-readers,
smartphones, and other electronic devices.

9. How do news organizations react to the increased news consumption
through electronics devices?
The increased news consumption
through electronic devices challenging
news organizations to fully monetize
their digital writing, as well as improvise
on the context in which they publish
news in print.

10. Citizen journalism is new kind of journalism in which ordinary
citizen plays a greater role in the process of newsmaking, for
example using video camera equipped smartphones, active citizens
are now enable to record footage of news events and upload them
onto channels like Youtube, which is often discovered and uused by
mainstream news media outlets.
What is meant by “citizen journalism”?

11. What is relationship between digital era and a
new kind of journalism?
The digital era has also ushered in a new kind of journalism in which
ordinary citizens play a greater role in the process of newsmaking, with
the rise of citizen journalism being possible through the internet.

12. After reading the text, how do you reflect the content of the text
with journalism in Indonesia
It similar in Indonesia, back then if we want to read
newspaper we need to buy it, but nowadays we can use
our gadget (handphone, laptop, notebook) and open
news portal such as kompas.com, cnnindonesia.com,
bbcindonesia.com, detik.com to know news from the
country and other countries beside watching news on
tv.

13. Task 2

14. Find the paragraph which implies the following
statements
Paragraph
1. Society can employ information access to participate in politics. 3
1. Journalistic mediums vary from printed to electronic. 1
1. Ordinary people may play a significant role in the process of news making. 5
1. There is a great change in the role and status of journalism with the
emergence of news publication.
4
1. News media is the center of public information 2

15. Task 3

16. JOURNALISM
Definition & Function
Kind of Journalistic
Mediums
Journalistic in Modern and
Democratic Society
• Journalism is a method of
inquiry and literary style based
on the principles of truth,
disclosure, and editorial
indipendence.
• aims to provide a service to
the public by dissemination
and analysis of news and other
information, including
information of literature and
cinema.
• Print Publishing
- Newspaper, Magazine
• Electronic Broadcasting
- Televisions channels
• Digital Technology
- Web
In modern society, the news media
is the chief purveyor of
information and opinion about
public affairs. Meanwhile, In a
democratic society, access to free
information plays a central role in
creating a system of checks and
balance, and in distributing power
equally between governments,
business, individuals, and other
social entities.

17. Journalism
– Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style based on the principles of truth, disclosure,
and editorial indipendence that aims to provide a service to the public by dissemination and
analysis of news and other information, including information of literature and cinema.
– Journalistic mediums can vary diversely, from print publishing to electronic broadcasting and from
newspaper to television channels, as well as to the web, and to digital technology.
– In modern society, the news media is the chief purveyor of information and opinion about public
affairs. Meanwhile, In a democratic society, access to free information plays a central role in
creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally between governments,
business, individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable information gathered by
independent media sources, which adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to
ordinary citizens, by empowering them with tools they need in order to participate in the political
process.